The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
A very common misconception students have about potentiometers is the…
So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
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The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…
Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) to build a sensitive switching circuit and learn about JFET current gain.
Electromechanical relays used to start and stop high-power electric…
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To enter numbers in scientific notation into a hand calculator, there…
In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
A similar effect happens in series inductive/capacitive circuits. When…
In simple reactive circuits with little or no resistance, the effects…
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This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.
As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…
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The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…
This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a rectangular waveguide
This calculator computes the inductance of a microstrip etched on a PCB.
Because capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, they…
Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
Just like voltmeters, ammeters tend to influence the amount of current…
A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a…
What do we do if we come across a circuit more complex than the simple…
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
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We have the symbols for depletion mode and enhancement mode MOSFETs -…
The peak voltage calculator calculates peak voltage values from the peak-to-peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
Conductors lose all of their electrical resistance when cooled to…
This calculator will compute the required resistor ratio (R2/R1) and reference voltage (VREF) to create the desired high (VTH) and low (VTL) threshold voltages in a non-inverting comparator circuit with hysteresis (commonly called a Schmitt trigger).
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, power a DC motor through a multi-conductor cable to learn how AC signals are coupled between conductors and how to mitigate noise coupling.
